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RequiredotherFY27I.1
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineotherFY27I.2
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
RequiredotherFY27I.3
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineoutcomeFY27I.4
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineoutcomeFY27IB.1
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineoutcomeFY27IB.2
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineoutcomeFY27IB.3
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.1a
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.1b
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
RequiredotherFY27IIA.2
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3a-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3b-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-virt
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-both-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-both-virt
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
You defineotherFY27IIA.5
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
MenuotherFY27IIB.1
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
RequiredoutcomeFY27IIB.1a
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredotherFY27IIB.2
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
MenuotherFY27IIB.2a
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
RequiredoutcomeFY27Code IIB.succeed
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredotherFY27I.1
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineotherFY27I.2
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
RequiredotherFY27I.3
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineoutcomeFY27I.4
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.1a
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.1b
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
RequiredotherFY27IIA.2
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3a-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3b-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-virt
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-both-in
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
RequiredoutputFY27IIA.3-both-virt
An output the funder classes as a count of activity.
You defineotherFY27IIA.5
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
MenuotherFY27IIB.1
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
RequiredoutcomeFY27IIB.1a
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredotherFY27IIB.2
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
MenuotherFY27IIB.2a
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
RequiredoutcomeFY27Code IIB.succeed
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineother
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineother
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
You defineother
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
You defineother
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineother
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineother
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
Menuother
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineother
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
You defineother
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
You defineother
No rule matched this measure, so no tier is guessed.
You defineother
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
Requiredoutput
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
Requiredoutput
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
Requiredoutput
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
Requiredoutput
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
RequiredoutputFY2026Q1
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Starting a program is defined in the context of your program. For example, starting a program can mean a formal agreement to enroll in the program, or taking a first action toward engaging with the p…
RequiredoutputFY2026Q2
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Program refers to the specific set of activitie…
RequiredoutputFY2026Q3
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Program refers to the specific set of activitie…
RequiredoutputFY2026Q4
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Project refers to a program-specific and sanctioned arts-based deliverable. These deliverables can include, but are not limited to, visual arts, performing arts, filmmaking, music, and literary arts. Completed refers to a program-specific and sanctioned activity that has been produced and submitted by individuals participating in the program. Reporting period is the specific timeframe covered by this report.
RequiredoutputFY2026Q5
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Hours of instruction refers to the total amount of time (calculated in hours) that program staff spent with program participants as part of service delivery funded through this grant award. Reporting period is the specific timeframe covered by this report.
RequiredoutputFY2026Q6
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Events held refers to program-specific activities conducted as a means of highlighting various arts-based projects or deliverables completed during service delivery. This can include, but is not limited to, formal art shows, concerts, competitions, family nights, and fairs that can occur within the community or a juvenile justice facility. Reporting period is the specific timeframe covered by this report.
RequiredoutputFY2026Q7
A yes/no question about your own program. You answer it from program records, so there is no data to collect.
Reporting period is the specific timeframe covered by this report.
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q8
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Reporting period is the specific timeframe cove…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q9
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Reporting period is the specific timeframe cove…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q10
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Reporting period is the specific timeframe cove…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q11
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Beginning of the award refers to the Project Pe…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q12
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Discharged means the program participant is no longer participating in services or receiving services directly from or indirectly through your program. Beginning of the award refers to the Project Pe…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q13
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records. The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.
You count your own participants; the school or district record confirms the outcome.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Successful discharge means the program participant has met all program requirements, such as completing assessments or prescribed treatment or participating for an expected minimum duration in servic…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q14
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Successful discharge means the program participant has met all program requirements, such as completing assessments or prescribed treatment or participating for an expected minimum duration in servic…
RequiredoutcomeFY2026Q15
A count of services or people, held in the organization’s own records.
Unique means unduplicated. Individuals should only be counted once. Unique individuals should not be counted in more than one reporting period. Individuals refers to youth who are participating in the program services. Successful discharge means the program participant has met all program requirements, such as completing assessments or prescribed treatment or participating for an expected minimum duration in servic…
Results are attainment: actual divided by the promised value, for rows where the source gives both. Medians mix every measure a program reports; the measure pages split them.
Results by kind of promised value: 185 with a target printed beside the result; 164 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2013
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands)
$ 399.2 → $ 410.7 (103% of target) · $
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2013 | Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 399.2 | $ 410.7 | $ | 103% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 96 with a target printed beside the result; 75 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2019
Number of artists presented (in thousands)
7.0 → 3.6 (51% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2019 | Number of artists presented (in thousands) | 7.0 | 3.6 | 51% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 68 with a target printed beside the result; 58 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2021
Average monthly full-time equivalents
1.0 → 1.0 (100% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2021 | Average monthly full-time equivalents | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 42 with a target printed beside the result; 36 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum · FY2024
Attendees at Annual Conference on Illinois History
235.0 → 175.0 (74% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum | FY2024 | Attendees at Annual Conference on Illinois History | 235.0 | 175.0 | 74% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 30 with a target printed beside the result. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Global Educational and Cultural Exchanges · 2007
Percentage of exchange participants who express satisfaction with the exchange experience based on an average of several program factors: 1) administration; 2) content quality; 3) range of experiences; and 4) relevance of program to professional or academic field.
95 → 93 (98% of target) · %
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Educational and Cultural Exchanges | 2007 | Percentage of exchange participants who express satisfaction with the exchange experience based on an average of several program factors: 1) administration; 2) content quality; 3) range of experiences; and 4) relevance of program to professional or academic field. | 95 | 93 | % | 98% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 14 with a target printed beside the result; 8 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2015
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands)
$ 1,417.0 → $ 1,060.0 (75% of target) · $
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2015 | Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 1,417.0 | $ 1,060.0 | $ | 75% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 7 with a target printed beside the result; 3 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2009
Average monthly full-time equivalents
6.0 → 5.0 (83% of target)
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2009 | Average monthly full-time equivalents | 6.0 | 5.0 | 83% | document |
Results by kind of promised value: 7 with a target printed beside the result; 2 with a goal set before the period. These are agency-reported program figures, not individual grantees.
Example results (a fixed pick, not a ranking)
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Illinois Arts Council · FY2009
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands)
$ 698.9 → $ 698.9 (100% of target) · $
Source document| Reporting entity | Period | Measure | Promised | Actual | Unit | % of target | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Arts Council | FY2009 | Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) | $ 698.9 | $ 698.9 | $ | 100% | document |
Each item comes from one funder, one program or one department; none is a government-wide rule.
No target-setting clause from National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities and Justice in the library yet; the items below are the nearest precedent. All clauses
Quote
“you may enter a '0' and then TBD for targets in the work plan”
It lets you write: Enter 0 as the target, mark it TBD, and commit to revising it within six months.
Source document, 2023Paraphrase
An applicant that lacks a baseline explains how and when it will establish one.
It lets you write: State that no baseline exists yet, and say how and by when you will establish it.
Source document, 2024Paraphrase
Yearly targets may be written as percentage-point change when the baseline value is not known.
It lets you write: Write each year's target as a percentage-point change from a baseline you will measure.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
Targets for program years 3 and 4 are negotiated before the third program year and adjusted by DOL's model.
It lets you write: Propose years 1-2 targets now and state that years 3-4 will be negotiated before year 3.
Source documentQuote
“Adjust your performance measure or target based on experience”
It lets you write: Say that you will adjust the measure or target as experience accumulates.
Source documentQuote
“grantees can revise annual goals in consultation with their GPO during the first quarter of each fiscal year”
It lets you write: Set annual goals and state that you will revise them with your project officer in each year's first quarter.
Source document, 2022Quote
“target setting will be an iterative process throughout implementation as more performance data is available”
It lets you write: Describe target setting as iterative, with targets reset as performance data arrives.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
Baseline estimates are confirmed or updated within six months of award.
It lets you write: Give a baseline estimate and commit to confirming or updating it within six months of award.
Source document, 2026Quote
“if a grantee wishes to negotiate their performance targets”
It lets you write: Request negotiation of a performance target and give the reason.
Source document, 2022Paraphrase
Future-year milestones may be renegotiated based on prior-year data.
It lets you write: List milestones for year 1 and state that later-year milestones will be renegotiated from year-1 data.
Source document, 2025Paraphrase
A baseline assessment is done after award, and targets are set from it.
It lets you write: Plan a post-award baseline assessment and set the targets from its results.
Source document, 2026Quote
“confirm or request adjustment to their patient target by the deadline in their email”
It lets you write: Existing awardees can ask for an adjusted patient target during the renewal process.
Source document, 2022